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it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and we needed to make sure he was the same guy who worked at the pla's cyber security institute which basically trains military operations in cyber wars. so the phone call was quite simple. we asked a couple of initial questions, are you the man who works at this university. he says yes. i'm not teaching classes today, i'm outside the city. do you own this mobile phone shop. he says yes. i no longer visit. that was some time ago. and then we begin to ask questions about the hacking activity and the other thing he does. and he quickly set the tone changes immediately he says that's not convenient to talk
it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and...
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it happen at the los angeles city council level. you're seeing it expand rapidly. very similar to what happened with south africa as well. >> ifill: jesse jackson's congressional seat in chicago has become ground zero for lots of reasons but in this particular case when it comes to gun violence, how much is this bloomberg money, mayor mike bloomberg's pac having on this race. >> a billionaire is willing to spend here. he spend $5 million in a democratic contest in california in the fall last year and was able to oust an incumbent, congressman joe bacca and bring in a newcomer to this race. that's similar to what he's trying to do here. he's running against a former member of congress in that ad that we saw in that set-up there. he's saying i can spend my money here. i can really effect change in little ways. that's where he wants to make the difference. >> ifill: you look at this and what's happening in philadelph philadelphia. not arkansas. but you see what's happening in colorado. all these different placeses. you wonder to yourse
it happen at the los angeles city council level. you're seeing it expand rapidly. very similar to what happened with south africa as well. >> ifill: jesse jackson's congressional seat in chicago has become ground zero for lots of reasons but in this particular case when it comes to gun violence, how much is this bloomberg money, mayor mike bloomberg's pac having on this race. >> a billionaire is willing to spend here. he spend $5 million in a democratic contest in california in the...
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many know him as the owner of new york city hotels and restaurants like the bowery hotel and the waiverly inn but he leads another life as a protector of endangered turtles and tortoises. in 2005 he opened the turtle conservancy which is devoted to the care and breeding of these threatened animals. in a recent interview on "60 minutes" leslie stahl accompanied him on a trip to madagascar where the plow share tortoise is the fastest disappearing animal. >> this tortoise is one of the world's most indangered animals. it's the world's most endangered tortoise and it has an incredibly high price on its head. asian countries love gold and this is a gold tortoise. so literally these are like good bricks that one can pick up and sell. >> we were following the path of t poachers take landing on a deserted beach off we went on a long hike. we walked through scrub brush in blazing heat for almost an hour. >> the sun starts to go up tie too high they just disapierce. >> reporter: the once plentiful plow share population here, he says, could be down to as few as 300 adults. >> this is where the guard
many know him as the owner of new york city hotels and restaurants like the bowery hotel and the waiverly inn but he leads another life as a protector of endangered turtles and tortoises. in 2005 he opened the turtle conservancy which is devoted to the care and breeding of these threatened animals. in a recent interview on "60 minutes" leslie stahl accompanied him on a trip to madagascar where the plow share tortoise is the fastest disappearing animal. >> this tortoise is one of...
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the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa parks on that one day. >> ifill: i know elementary school i was taught that she was a tired seem stress, her feet were tired, she sat down on the bus and didn't want to get up. later on the rumor was that she was an n.a.a.c.p. plant sent in to stir up trouble, but she was neither of these. >> no, she was neither of these and she would be the first to correct us if we were the first to say she was tired. because in her autobiography she says "the only tired i was was tired of giving in." she wasn't tired. this comes out of a long history of activism, this was not her first act against segregation and she very much sees
the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa...
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canadian ice hockey star michael garnett plays for the chelyabinsk team and lives in the city. i was awakened by this loud bang, crash and shaking in my apartment that, you know, literally shook me out of bed. i kind of gathered myself and looked out the window and i saw this giant streak across the sky that was the tail of the meteor. >> reporter: the last minutes of the meteorite's journey were captured by hundreds of cameras as it crossed central russia at a speed of around 20 miles a second, briefly casting a shadow over communities below before passing on. cctv in this office recorded the moment its journey ended. people on the ground have been injured, most cut by flying glass. russian authorities say there is no lasting danger-- radiation levels in the area are normal. but no one who witnessed this visitor from space in its final moments is ever likely to forget it. >> brown: scientists say the meteor weighed about ten tons. and in what's being seen as a cosmic coincidence, it came on the same day as an asteroid that came exceedingly close to earth, at least in space ter
canadian ice hockey star michael garnett plays for the chelyabinsk team and lives in the city. i was awakened by this loud bang, crash and shaking in my apartment that, you know, literally shook me out of bed. i kind of gathered myself and looked out the window and i saw this giant streak across the sky that was the tail of the meteor. >> reporter: the last minutes of the meteorite's journey were captured by hundreds of cameras as it crossed central russia at a speed of around 20 miles a...
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the syrian army is above the hill. they can come to the city at any time. they kill women, children, commit massacres, and nobody in the world is interested. >> it is two years since this began. hope this will or can and soon has highs. syrians feel alone and abandon by much of the world. >> for more on the events unfolding in serious, i spoke a brief time ago to the ambassador -- in syria, i spoke of a brief time ago to the former ambassador. ambassador, syrians feel alone, so they feel abandoned. isn't that feeling of abandonment justified when we think the vague powers and russia to help libya? -- the big powers and russia to help libya? >> i am not sure how justified it is -- the big powers rushed help libya? >> i am not sure how justified it is, but it is understandable people feel alone. people feel oppressed by a regime that will quite literally stop at nothing. >> the u.s. defense secretary wanted to arm the syrian rebels, but the white house did not want to. do you think there is a chance the white house might change its mind? >> i think it is inev
the syrian army is above the hill. they can come to the city at any time. they kill women, children, commit massacres, and nobody in the world is interested. >> it is two years since this began. hope this will or can and soon has highs. syrians feel alone and abandon by much of the world. >> for more on the events unfolding in serious, i spoke a brief time ago to the ambassador -- in syria, i spoke of a brief time ago to the former ambassador. ambassador, syrians feel alone, so they...
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public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and, as a magistrate grants oscar pistorius bail, we talk to charlayne hunter gault about how his arrest has focused attention on the unusually high rate of violence against women in south africa. >> domestic violence is shot through the entire society from the highest of the highed in socioeconomic terms to the lowest of the low. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing supp
public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and, as a magistrate grants oscar pistorius bail, we...
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what is the state of play between the rebels and the government right now in the city? >> well, yes, as you say, this is the third day we've seen bombings and mortars and targets inside the syrian capital. now i do know the syrian rebels have been trying to push in the past month but they remain severely outgunned by the syrian regime and what these mortar attacks and bombings suggest the that instead of immediate response the rebel forces are resorting more to attrition and loosening the government's grip on the capital. the attacks in the last few days have certainly shattered the sense of normalcy that the syrian regime has tried to maintain in damascus. >> warner: do the rebels control some parts of the city and if so which parts? >> the rebels control parts of the southern and eastern parts of the damascus. in the past month we've seen rebels try to push their way forward into damascus from the northeast and, in fact, they have seized several army checkpoints on the highway linking the capital with northern syria. but those advances have largely been reversed now a
what is the state of play between the rebels and the government right now in the city? >> well, yes, as you say, this is the third day we've seen bombings and mortars and targets inside the syrian capital. now i do know the syrian rebels have been trying to push in the past month but they remain severely outgunned by the syrian regime and what these mortar attacks and bombings suggest the that instead of immediate response the rebel forces are resorting more to attrition and loosening the...
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the city's tourism officials say one million people are in town for the festivities. now, that's more than five times as many people who showed up for the super bowl. new orleans' economy took a big hit when hurricane katrina struck in 2005, but these big turnouts are helping its economic comeback. >> tourism is our most important industry. it's a $5 billion industry for new orleans. it employs 75,000 of our local citizens, so it is absolutely critical that we continue to do events like mardi gras, super bowls, final fours, big conventions, business meetings. that is the lifeblood of the city. >> susie: she also says this year's mardi gras is expected to bring in almost $150 million and that the planning never stops. tomorrow, new orleans will start working on mardi gras 2014. well, that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, february 12. have a great evening, everyone. we'll see you online at www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll fin
the city's tourism officials say one million people are in town for the festivities. now, that's more than five times as many people who showed up for the super bowl. new orleans' economy took a big hit when hurricane katrina struck in 2005, but these big turnouts are helping its economic comeback. >> tourism is our most important industry. it's a $5 billion industry for new orleans. it employs 75,000 of our local citizens, so it is absolutely critical that we continue to do events like...
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by the city on the carry forward basis. in 10 years the city will be $745 million in the whole. add to that an additional $1.30 billion for failing infrastructure as well as health-care and pension benefits for retirees and you are talking more than $2 billion in the hole. >> i believe this report is a week of call to the city saying we need to get the finances in order. our expenses are somewhat less than our revenue. >> a towson university economist said the numbers are concerning especially because the city cannot tax its way out without losing more residents and businesses. the report points out baltimore's property tax and income tax rates are the highest in the state. unfortunately, pension reform is the big elephant in the room, the economist said and the mayor has a terribly hard job ahead of her. >> the mayor will have to make cuts in decisions that will prove to be unpopular in the short run. >> while the mayor did not offer specific details, she did highlight four key themes for cuts including identifying strateg
by the city on the carry forward basis. in 10 years the city will be $745 million in the whole. add to that an additional $1.30 billion for failing infrastructure as well as health-care and pension benefits for retirees and you are talking more than $2 billion in the hole. >> i believe this report is a week of call to the city saying we need to get the finances in order. our expenses are somewhat less than our revenue. >> a towson university economist said the numbers are concerning...
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out of the city's 90,000 neediest children, who benefit. and the rest... >> they're here from 6:30 in the morning until about 6:00 at night. they play by themselves the majority of the time. they love watching tv. >> reporter: jacqueline brown spends each day with her grand children while her daughter is out looking for work. >> in this community, there's a lot of kids who don't go to school. some parents need their kids to go all day. they don't have an all day here. they just only go part time. in the morning time from 8:00- 10:30. >> reporter: in a large city like chicago, just getting to the program can be a challenge, especially for families with more than one child and no car. >> some people feel that it's a waste of time. they don't want to go pick them up in a hour and a half, so they feel it's not, it's not worth it. i don't think we understood how much of a barrier deep, deep poverty is in terms of engaging families and... and creating opportunities for children. >> reporter: maria whelan's organization helps low income families f
out of the city's 90,000 neediest children, who benefit. and the rest... >> they're here from 6:30 in the morning until about 6:00 at night. they play by themselves the majority of the time. they love watching tv. >> reporter: jacqueline brown spends each day with her grand children while her daughter is out looking for work. >> in this community, there's a lot of kids who don't go to school. some parents need their kids to go all day. they don't have an all day here. they...
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said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined us totally. >> brown: and long before the worst hit, air travel was in a shambles. well over 4,000 flights were canceled through saturday, sending ripple effects across the country. the snow also halted amtrak and some mass transit service in the northeast. and for the latest on what's expected tonight and this weekend, we turn to bernie rayno, a meteorologist with accuweather. so what is the latest on the track of the storm and expected snow amounts? >> well, i will tell you, the worst of this storm we have been pointing out all week is going to be across southern new england. two storms as you mentioned, and the
said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined...
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in fact, i once talked to a man in one of the cigarette-producing cities. he said, you know, i've come to believe that even the machine that turns out those little white things is evil. i think you've got to recognize that if we suddenly ran on tobacco tomorrow as something we didn't know anything about before, there would be no doubt about the fact it would be treated the way we treat toxic wastes or other things that threaten the health of our people. >> sreenivasan: he left office in 1989, and later founded an institute at dartmouth in hanover to teach basic values and ethics to medical students. c. everett koop was 96 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: next, a big story on the big price tags attached to medical care. steven brill spent months reporting his 26,000-word cover story in the latest issue of "time" magazine looking at what's behind our country's high-cost of health care. what he found was startling: a few days of lab work that costs more than a car; a trip to an emergency room for indigestion
in fact, i once talked to a man in one of the cigarette-producing cities. he said, you know, i've come to believe that even the machine that turns out those little white things is evil. i think you've got to recognize that if we suddenly ran on tobacco tomorrow as something we didn't know anything about before, there would be no doubt about the fact it would be treated the way we treat toxic wastes or other things that threaten the health of our people. >> sreenivasan: he left office in...
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on capitol hill in state houses in city halls and in gritty political campaigns the discussion about gun violence is going strong. >> they say it isn't about guns. they're wrong! it is about guns. [applause] let me say at the outset to all the press -- no law abiding citizen in the united states of america has any fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed in any way. none, zero. >> i don't think washington politicians trying to score political points should be taking away a fundamental individual right, a right the supreme court has said every law abiding american is guaranteed by the bill of rights. gwen: as part of our pbs initiative, after newtown, we turn now to an assessment to where the debate stands. molly, is the policy debate different this time? >> it feels very different. as we just saw, we had the vice president just this week speaking in connecticut making sure to use that white house bully bull pit to keep this -- bully pulpit to keep this discussion going. you had the president's former campaign apparatus now known as organizing for action. organizing a d
on capitol hill in state houses in city halls and in gritty political campaigns the discussion about gun violence is going strong. >> they say it isn't about guns. they're wrong! it is about guns. [applause] let me say at the outset to all the press -- no law abiding citizen in the united states of america has any fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed in any way. none, zero. >> i don't think washington politicians trying to score political points should be taking...
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big bear lake area, 80 miles east of the city. when police showed up, gunfire broke out. ey received information from the person reporting that the stolen vehicle was stolen by an individual that appeared to be very similar to christopher dorner. immediately we conducted a ground and air search for this vehicle. they were able to locate it at highway 38 and glass roads where the suspect in the vehicle fled into the forest. shortly thereafter, this individual barricaded himself in one of the cabins there and an exchange of gun fire occurred. during that exchange of gun fire, two officers were injured. >> sreenivasan: we get more from public radio. the reporter spoke to us a short while ago from the scene of the activity. frank, thanks for joining us. bring us up to speed. what happened today? >> well, it was in the early afternoon that a police got reports of a truck being commandeered in the big bear area. now, this suspect's truck had been found there a few days earlier burned out. this truck that he was driving apparently comman
big bear lake area, 80 miles east of the city. when police showed up, gunfire broke out. ey received information from the person reporting that the stolen vehicle was stolen by an individual that appeared to be very similar to christopher dorner. immediately we conducted a ground and air search for this vehicle. they were able to locate it at highway 38 and glass roads where the suspect in the vehicle fled into the forest. shortly thereafter, this individual barricaded himself in one of the...
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we should follow the example of a new york city nurse named menchu sanchez. when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet or whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour a throng of people stayed in line to support her because desiline is 102 years old. they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read, "i voted." ( applause ) there's desiline. we should follow the example of a police officer named brian murphy. when a gunman opened fire on a siek temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive. he did not consider his own safety. he fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect th
we should follow the example of a new york city nurse named menchu sanchez. when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was...
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a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent shock waves across europe. a rebellion against austerity, a rebellion, too, against their fossilized politicians. this man has upturned the old order. a comedian, with a 20-hour working week, tax cuts and a referendum on the euro. the clown turned potential king maker here. this taxi driver backed him. it was a protest vote, he told me. he might be a comedian but he can't be worse than what we've got. the extraordinary success of his grass roots movement has taken italy by complete surprise. if you're looking for a party headquarters for him here in rome you won't find one. all there is this room in th
a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent...
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i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like suicide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others. >> we're looking at what's different about those people. one of the things i think we feel confident about is that there is something different about those people, that it's not just a feature of depression. >> take your three fingers and put it on the buttons and one, two, and three stands for the response red, blue or green. >> reporter: keilp believes one fundamental difference may show up in a deceptively simple test, which he let me try. it is called a stroop test invented by psychologist john ridley stroop in the 1930s. it sounds simple: all i had to do is identify the color i saw in the screen.
i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like suicide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others....
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the "one billion rising" campaign staged rallies, dances and vigils in dozens of major cities. the events were held to coincide with valentine's day. the united nations has estimated that one of every three women worldwide, is raped or beaten in the course of a lifetime. a long-time leader in american a new implantable device that restores some vision in the blind won approval today in the united states. the food and drug administration agreed to allow use of the argus 2 retinal prosthesis. it uses electrodes in the retina that receives signals from a wireless camera on a pair of glasses. initially the device will help small numbers, but it may ultimately treat vision disorders in millions. a long-time leader in american foods-- heinz is being sold to a group that includes warren buffett. the $23.3 billion deal announced today will make heinz a privately held company. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost nine points to close at 13,973. the nasdaq rose a point to close at 3,198. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: there
the "one billion rising" campaign staged rallies, dances and vigils in dozens of major cities. the events were held to coincide with valentine's day. the united nations has estimated that one of every three women worldwide, is raped or beaten in the course of a lifetime. a long-time leader in american a new implantable device that restores some vision in the blind won approval today in the united states. the food and drug administration agreed to allow use of the argus 2 retinal...
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the entire city damaging buildings and shattering windows. nasa said the explosive force of the media or breaking up was the equivalent of two one to hear oshima bombs over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children mostly from pieces of shattered glass. the windows just exploded i saw one girl he did her head and a bring his hand we were told to quickly put our clothes on and ran out so many were able to film the owner of the phenomenon later flooding the web with footage as rumors spread of what it might have been a stricken airplane a satellite that fell out of orbit even the beginning of the and of the world would mrs reported seeing fragments of the crashing all across the region. i saw a small can there was a weird smell but it was not a fire so i think it's a piece of meteorite and his small during their no for now the immediate priority is to look after the injured and repair the damage to buildings especially the broken windows in schools and residential areas as temperatures. drop below minus fifteen cels
the entire city damaging buildings and shattering windows. nasa said the explosive force of the media or breaking up was the equivalent of two one to hear oshima bombs over twelve hundred people were injured including over two hundred children mostly from pieces of shattered glass. the windows just exploded i saw one girl he did her head and a bring his hand we were told to quickly put our clothes on and ran out so many were able to film the owner of the phenomenon later flooding the web with...
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by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany where we can now see pictures live pictures from marty's brand new video agency ruptly some three thousand police from across the country were sent to dresden to prevent clashes between the marchers and their opponents in art is a condemning the bombing that nearly destroyed the city months before the end of world war two but local residents there they're angry at what they see as a hijacking of the anniversary for the purposes of propaganda when i was taught more than that with georgina sikorsky she's from the european network against racism she joins me now live from brussels now this is an annual event georgina how alarming is it that it it's become a tradition after all this time. sorry could you repeat this. is an annual event we're seeing there in dresden just tell warring is it but it's becoming a tradition after all this time i mean this this bombing happened toward the end of the second world war yes i mean it's a it's an extremely worrying phenomenon because it is there isn'
by far right extremists it marks the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in eastern germany where we can now see pictures live pictures from marty's brand new video agency ruptly some three thousand police from across the country were sent to dresden to prevent clashes between the marchers and their opponents in art is a condemning the bombing that nearly destroyed the city months before the end of world war two but local residents there they're angry at what they see as a hijacking...
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judgment of clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also ticking for the organizers as you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women than guests from around the globe russian president vladimir putin has been personally checking the limpid values and said he was generally happy about what he saw but he did have some harsh criticism of tom's let's now talk to our teaser in the. in the studio it's a huge event isn't it for russia in particular how close are we for things to be completed is it ready absolutely well and i'm saying absolutely that it's an important event but you could also see that in terms of the preparedness of the venues it's basically all the venues are basically eighty percent ready to receive the sportsmen the sports women and of course the audience but we're talk
judgment of clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also ticking for the organizers as you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women than guests from around the globe russian president...
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the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete with suicide attacks the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made an extremist that however some of the key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying us passage saying it was for our own security the u.n. high commissioner for human rights not the palais made it plain in a recent statement that the situation in mali is only deteriorated following the foreign military intervention you know that the insurgency in mali's aggravated by ethnic clashes a camera crew witnessed instances of vegs accuses him brutality perpetrated by the mali an army and survive. the military are not the only ones and gauged in hunting down people of arab or quora origin who are believed to be part of the insurgency and even the locals are going after them as well and for some time it has been difficult to find people from either of those ethnic group
the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete with suicide attacks the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made an extremist that however some of the key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying us passage saying it was for our own security the u.n. high commissioner for human...
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the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete with suicide attacks and the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made an extremist because of that however some of the key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying a spasm saying it was for our own security and the u.n. high commissioner for human rights not be belayed made it plain in a recent statement that the situation in mali is only deteriorated following the foreign military intervention you know that that the insurgency in mali's aggravated by ethnic clashes. camera crew witnessed instances of executions and brutalities the perpetrators by the mali an army and survived. the military are not the only ones and gauged in hunting down people of arable quarry origin are believed to be part of the insurgency. the locals are going after them as well and for some time it has been difficult to find people from either of thos
the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete with suicide attacks and the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made an extremist because of that however some of the key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying a spasm saying it was for our own security and the u.n. high...
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of the bombing of the city in eastern germany. closely from the european work against racism says the debt crisis is one of the reasons. getting strength across europe. extremely worrying phenomenon because it is the notion as we see that not only in germany but you know other european countries as well there is an increasing popularity of these rights movements and even they're not really for instance obviously economic crisis is exacerbate. tensions and due to loss of jobs exception but at the same time i mean it's been the neo nazi you know ribbons have been rising since before the economic crisis so it's really difficult to pinpoint one but what's really important is that governments and politicians really take a clear starts against the ideas promoted by. really promote a message that unites instead of separate people. tax hikes still the default plan for many e.u. nations trying to get out of debt while the super rich can flee to places that won't take such a hefty slice of their cash small businesses left behind say livelih
of the bombing of the city in eastern germany. closely from the european work against racism says the debt crisis is one of the reasons. getting strength across europe. extremely worrying phenomenon because it is the notion as we see that not only in germany but you know other european countries as well there is an increasing popularity of these rights movements and even they're not really for instance obviously economic crisis is exacerbate. tensions and due to loss of jobs exception but at...
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muslims in the city of. protestors in islamabad and karate have demanded the government boost security and take action against of the sunni militants who carried out the attack some families even refused to bury the victims until they see their demands answered israel's former foreign minister is being tried. israel's foreign minister now is being tried for fraud and breach of trust hearing. started on sunday adore lieberman is accused of trying to promote a source that lead to details of a police probe into his business activities the former top diplomat had to step down from his post last december when the charges were first brought in a close ally of prime minister benjamin netanyahu if convicted he will be banned from holding any government post for seven years. in northern indonesia landslides and flooding have left at least eighteen people dead and more than eight thousand homeless rescue workers are still searching for survivors flash floods were sparked by almost continuous torrential rain over the w
muslims in the city of. protestors in islamabad and karate have demanded the government boost security and take action against of the sunni militants who carried out the attack some families even refused to bury the victims until they see their demands answered israel's former foreign minister is being tried. israel's foreign minister now is being tried for fraud and breach of trust hearing. started on sunday adore lieberman is accused of trying to promote a source that lead to details of a...
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giant clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi but a cloak is also ticking for the organizers who say final preparations own trick and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work has been completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women and guests from around the globe russian president vladimir putin has been personally checking the olympic venues and said he was generally happy about what he saw though he did have some harsh criticism terms let's now talk to our teams are in the. in the studio it's a huge event isn't it for russia in particular how close are we for things to be completed is it ready absolutely well and i'm saying absolutely that it's an important event but you could also see that in terms of the preparedness of the venues it's basically all the venues are basically eighty percent ready to receive the sportsmen the sports women and of course the audience but we're talking
giant clocks in the country's biggest cities become the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi but a cloak is also ticking for the organizers who say final preparations own trick and finishing touches are being done to make the games forgettable authorities are also keeping a close eye on how work has been completed before sochi becomes host to hundreds of thousands of sports men and women and guests from around the globe russian president vladimir putin...
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some of the reforms yet activists say there's too much power concentrated in the hands of the city. well a stampede at an overcrowded railway station in northern india has left at least thirty six people dead with local media warning the death toll could rise the accident reportedly occurred after railway officials announced a last minute change in the platform tens of thousands of millions gathered on the banks of the gun g.'s a river for the religious festival the most significant hindu program which the takes place every twelve yes. in the latest development of the political crisis in tunisia the presidents a circular party has threatened to leave the baseless led coalition government the moves expected to be confirmed later on monday may comes after days of violent protests in response to the assassination of a prominent opposition figure which some are blaming on the country's islamists rule is real is in the capital tunis with. forty eight year old lawyer shockley belied criticize the islamist government for creating a religious state internees here and burying democracy now b
some of the reforms yet activists say there's too much power concentrated in the hands of the city. well a stampede at an overcrowded railway station in northern india has left at least thirty six people dead with local media warning the death toll could rise the accident reportedly occurred after railway officials announced a last minute change in the platform tens of thousands of millions gathered on the banks of the gun g.'s a river for the religious festival the most significant hindu...
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city center the fighting came despite an opera by the opposition of. the negotiators with. the government could also be willing to talk that's according to its ally iran whose foreign minister was. mixed on it however there are splits within the opposition makes to but it's unlikely even if they bring down i sat so syria tribune editorial should be. written just like. the nicer ones did. actually. right even when the you. listed. it's a black market. because they know they cannot control it so normally because lucian is dreaming of the believe that they can control the groups off the top leader division in the beginning and the most important part is that these are the princes and they will if you feed the people they are not full of the shows they are not the fighters for freedom they are just war princes and the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and main financing. entity will ask them to do and if they don't do it and they will lose this financing to support so they have to do this and simply have they don't know how to hold and the
city center the fighting came despite an opera by the opposition of. the negotiators with. the government could also be willing to talk that's according to its ally iran whose foreign minister was. mixed on it however there are splits within the opposition makes to but it's unlikely even if they bring down i sat so syria tribune editorial should be. written just like. the nicer ones did. actually. right even when the you. listed. it's a black market. because they know they cannot control it so...
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and possibly bringing the city to a standstill for the next. but keeping a close eye on it with your help true live in cairo there thanks very much. libya's also marking the second anniversary of its anti government uprising putting security forces on high alert we talk about that soon later this hour we look at why the ousting of moammar gadhafi has brought no radical change for the better to the country and also for the people that could or choosing the next president right now we currently to rafael corona expected to stay after the break then we explain why the result could prove pivotal for whistleblower julian his son ch. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear some other part of it and realized everything you thought. i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic in school here on. reporting from the world talks about seventy odd p. interviews intriguing stories for you here. in troy. visit. during
and possibly bringing the city to a standstill for the next. but keeping a close eye on it with your help true live in cairo there thanks very much. libya's also marking the second anniversary of its anti government uprising putting security forces on high alert we talk about that soon later this hour we look at why the ousting of moammar gadhafi has brought no radical change for the better to the country and also for the people that could or choosing the next president right now we currently...
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in boston, one for the record books in the city of boston. as of the latest. to show you how strong the winds were across many cities in parts of new england and also into areas further off to the south, take a look at some of these gusts that were reported from the storm system. in the 80s. 81 mile-an-hour winds in portland, connecticut and massachusetts, 83 mile-per-hour winds. so we're talking hurricane-force winds out here in portions of new england and even in areas further off to the south. snow reports again, some places picking up three feet of snow across portions of connecticut, incredible stuff. portions along long island, 30 inches and in boston 24.9 inches of snow. incredible stuff from the storm system. the center is pulling away from the area. it's not over yet. what we have strong winds in parts of maine and massachusetts are dealing with wind and snow coming down heavily at times across eastern portions of maine. still some more snow to talk about portions of maine. snow is pretty much over in portions of connecticut and new york city and also
in boston, one for the record books in the city of boston. as of the latest. to show you how strong the winds were across many cities in parts of new england and also into areas further off to the south, take a look at some of these gusts that were reported from the storm system. in the 80s. 81 mile-an-hour winds in portland, connecticut and massachusetts, 83 mile-per-hour winds. so we're talking hurricane-force winds out here in portions of new england and even in areas further off to the...
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east of the country's second city of aleppo following two days of intensive combat the men says are now in control of a small war plane fleet which includes make fighter jets. f.s.a. commanders say the government troops will no longer be able to send reinforcements to stop rebel advances in a province neighboring aleppo however damascus has played down the importance of the airbase claiming it was only used to train for training purposes. now it was one of the u.k. government's signature policies designed to send people back so work but it's led to claims of slavery and could now result in the authorities having to cough up millions to those who took part explain. university graduate kate riley and forty year old jamison wilson succeeded in their claims that their unpaid work scheme that they were made to take part in was indeed a little for them but it was taking place in the court of appeal today and they argue it was that the surrounding issues will eagerly flawed so they were successful and a small but significant victory now the law is that that ruling say it would mean that th
east of the country's second city of aleppo following two days of intensive combat the men says are now in control of a small war plane fleet which includes make fighter jets. f.s.a. commanders say the government troops will no longer be able to send reinforcements to stop rebel advances in a province neighboring aleppo however damascus has played down the importance of the airbase claiming it was only used to train for training purposes. now it was one of the u.k. government's signature...
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to leave the city with. some crime because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over because your people can use your interior ministry said that one million and they have joined the ceremony that turned into a political minister station people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockingly late on friday after the seventy try to make their way to visit is made and yet she continued and she got him in for tests but they were not allowed to do that at least used tear gas immediately it was such a such a siege was packed with people that slogans we're hearing are completely different . carry an islamist flags people masterly in support of the ruling and not a party the local branch of the muslim brotherhood police were at the scene to protest and demonstrators this time this reverse gathering didn't pull more than
to leave the city with. some crime because below he was a symbol of dignity and a symbol of the defense of the country this is a political assassination and that means the violence is not over because your people can use your interior ministry said that one million and they have joined the ceremony that turned into a political minister station people said that if the crowd reached the city center it would have been the last day of the government. as your attend the funeral of shockingly late on...
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east of the country's second city of aleppo following two days of intensive called bought the militants are now in the control of a small plane prettied which includes mig fighter jets have a say commanders say the government troops will no longer be able to send reinforcements to stop rebel advances in a province neighboring aleppo however damascus has played down the importance of the airbase claiming it was only used to train for training purposes. also nato air strike in a remote area of eastern afghanistan has reportedly left at least ten civilians dead that target was apparently targeting at tyburn hideout with four militants also thought to be among those killed the high number of civilian deaths is a sensitive issue in afghanistan and has caused severe tension between president karzai and his american counterpart barack obama. moving now to the u.s. as braga bolivar bros to enact tougher gun control measures many in the country saying he's taking america down the wrong path the state of new york was the first to follow the president bypassing restrictions like flogging customers
east of the country's second city of aleppo following two days of intensive called bought the militants are now in the control of a small plane prettied which includes mig fighter jets have a say commanders say the government troops will no longer be able to send reinforcements to stop rebel advances in a province neighboring aleppo however damascus has played down the importance of the airbase claiming it was only used to train for training purposes. also nato air strike in a remote area of...
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militants in the northern city of gal the area was retaken from the rebels by the french backed government forces a fortnight ago earlier the city was rocked by two suicide bombings although only the bombers themselves were killed in these attacks the latest violence is feeding fears of a jihadist insurgency france says its campaign in mali is almost complete after rebels were pushed from their positions into the desert two weeks ago but john laughland from the paris institute of democracy in cooperation believes the mali intervention could be part of a wider campaign for western domination of africa think the two main factors in this are france's own desire to strengthen the whole role on the international stage in particular beezer be no european partners and also the american strict future plans for africa it's important to know that america which strongly supports fronts in this mali and intervention has plans for establishing a military presence in the military control over the whole of the african continent some people speculated that used the phrase that this was america leading fro
militants in the northern city of gal the area was retaken from the rebels by the french backed government forces a fortnight ago earlier the city was rocked by two suicide bombings although only the bombers themselves were killed in these attacks the latest violence is feeding fears of a jihadist insurgency france says its campaign in mali is almost complete after rebels were pushed from their positions into the desert two weeks ago but john laughland from the paris institute of democracy in...
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to with some all the heaviest fighting in months in the syrian. rebels a. key approach to the city. has been government resistance. vocalizing a willingness to negotiate on that. mission is. going to take three years for charges free. range means free. three stooges free. old free blog loving video. free media. to see the story. and the. other part of it and realized. it was a big picture. my . welcome back you're watching r.t. the british government is considering using so-called black boxes do you monitor private citizens internet use they say in the interest of safety the move has been slammed as a pointless invasion of privacy and the car the deputy director of the big brother watch organization says of the new measures would do nothing to catch people who pulls a real security threat the u.k. government seems to think that it's necessary to monitor the communications of every person in great britain rather than actually looking for the people who are actually committing crimes that are going to drive those people further and further underground of the internet and they're only
to with some all the heaviest fighting in months in the syrian. rebels a. key approach to the city. has been government resistance. vocalizing a willingness to negotiate on that. mission is. going to take three years for charges free. range means free. three stooges free. old free blog loving video. free media. to see the story. and the. other part of it and realized. it was a big picture. my . welcome back you're watching r.t. the british government is considering using so-called black boxes...
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am rail lines have been laid and they have transformed infrastructure with the city mayor believing the region will reap the benefits for years to come. our residents are aware of the conditions they have to face during changes especially on the disc and we certainly have many inconveniences because there's not a single street in sochi without renovation going on the roads are regularly dug up which causes traffic jams all the time however the residents are aware that it's necessary for their future brilliant future. she has undergone huge change in just six years but the transformation is almost complete and the black sea resort believes it can and will deliver against remember this time next year andrew farmer . soft cheek. the big day has been overshadowed by putin's decision to fire the deputy of the committee. failure to meet deadlines is behind the presidents and lottie's brings us the details of the scandal dowry. yes so basically what exactly was behind the president's decision well we're talking about deadlines being blown we're talking about extreme over expenditures of all th
am rail lines have been laid and they have transformed infrastructure with the city mayor believing the region will reap the benefits for years to come. our residents are aware of the conditions they have to face during changes especially on the disc and we certainly have many inconveniences because there's not a single street in sochi without renovation going on the roads are regularly dug up which causes traffic jams all the time however the residents are aware that it's necessary for their...
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see the illegal flow of guns into the city. so without comprehensive gun legislation, including background checks, other types of legislation and regulation, even though we have very strict laws in chicago, those laws are easily violated by going outside the city, going into indiana, and that is what we have seen. last year, the chicago police department confiscated over 7400 illegal guns in the city. >> bob herbert, i want to bring you into the conversation to ask what you think the likelihood is of successful gun-control laws being passed. surely after the address last night, republican from oklahoma said obama's agenda on gun control was a disaster and that as congress contemplates new legislation, i will oppose anything that further restricts the second amendment or its contribution to the free exercise of all of our constitutional rights. >> i am not hopeful about any comprehensive gun control legislation moving forward. republicans are a problem, but so are a lot of democrats. it does not look like we are going to get an
see the illegal flow of guns into the city. so without comprehensive gun legislation, including background checks, other types of legislation and regulation, even though we have very strict laws in chicago, those laws are easily violated by going outside the city, going into indiana, and that is what we have seen. last year, the chicago police department confiscated over 7400 illegal guns in the city. >> bob herbert, i want to bring you into the conversation to ask what you think the...
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locals in the liberated cities. high cost to civilians. as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. reaching far into syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed for security purposes. just after five pm moscow time this is r t live with me and welcome to the program french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets now pounding militant hideouts near the border with algeria i mean while two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes. now reports from the frontline of the war hit country. euless knew that if their money because they know what i want to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with bob
locals in the liberated cities. high cost to civilians. as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. reaching far into syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed for security purposes. just after five pm moscow time this is r t live with me and welcome to the program french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali...